8:15 PM ET It’s official. Raul Rosas Jr. will become the youngest fighter to compete in the UFC. Rosas Jr. (6-0) is set to make his UFC debut against Jay Perrin (10-6) at UFC 282 on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas. Rosas’ representative agency, Iridium Sports, announced the news on social media. Last month, Rosas
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10:13 PM ET Tennessee senior safety Jaylen McCollough, who missed the past two games after being charged with felony aggravated assault, has been cleared by both the university and athletic department to resume playing, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The No. 3 Vols face No. 19 Kentucky on Saturday in Neyland Stadium, and coach Josh
10:09 PM ET PHOENIX — Anderson Silva has been cleared to compete in a boxing match Saturday against Jake Paul after his comments from an interview nearly upended the bout. The Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission agreed to let Silva fight during a special meeting Thursday night, after requiring the MMA legend to take extra
1:54 PM ET Playing on the streets as a kid in Ethiopia, Yohanes Zewdu dreamed he could become a famous soccer player. He believed it was possible. He prayed for it. He was dedicated. But there was a problem. “There we didn’t have an actual soccer ball,” he said. “Where I’m from, you buy milk
4:55 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase is expected to miss four to six weeks because of a hip injury, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The Bengals star did not practice Thursday and was listed on the team’s injury report with a hip issue. Chase first experienced the issue in the
10:01 AM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — David Stearns is stepping away from his role as the Brewers‘ president of baseball operations, saying Thursday he just needs a break and isn’t thinking about taking a job with any other organization. Stearns will remain with the Brewers in an advisory role to owner Mark Attanasio. Matt
3:56 PM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — A new team competition with $15 million in prize money will open the 2023 tennis season ahead of the Australian Open. Tennis Australia announced the formation of the United Cup on Friday, saying it will involve women and men from 18 countries competing from Dec. 29 to Jan.
3:24 PM ET Wisconsin interim coach Jim Leonhard, a candidate for the permanent coaching job, thinks the school will benefit from a decision soon on who will lead the program going forward. Leonhard told SiriusXM’s “Big Ten This Morning” that “bigger conversations are coming soon” about Wisconsin’s permanent coaching role. He’s 2-1 as the Badgers’
7:53 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jake Paul and Anderson Silva agreed to an unorthodox bet two days before they are set to meet in a boxing match. Paul proposed to Silva on Thursday at the prefight news conference that if Silva wins, Paul will do a rematch with the UFC legend in a kickboxing
6:12 PM ET Associated Press SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Arjun Atwal went to Bermuda without having competed in the three months since his father died and without the guarantee of a tee time. He walked off Port Royal on Thursday with an 8-under 63 that left him one shot behind in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Atwal
4:51 PM ET Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — Stan Wawrinka delighted home fans again at the Swiss Indoors, digging deep to beat Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round on Thursday after failing to serve out the match in the second set. Two days after a straight-set win over No. 3-ranked Casper Ruud,
5:32 PM ET Associated Press Despite feeling unwell, Jordan Smith shot a 9-under 62 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead at the Portugal Masters. The Englishman made seven birdies and a 30-foot eagle in a bogey-free round on a low-scoring opening day at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course. “I’m really happy with the way
5:49 PM ET British No. 1 Cameron Norrie was knocked out of the Vienna Open after losing in straight sets to American Marcos Giron on Thursday. Giron defeated Norrie, world No. 13, 6-3, 6-4 in one hour, 22 minutes to set up a quarterfinal tie against Grigor Dimitrov, who beat beat No. 3 seed Andrey
Red Bull’s punishment for breaking Formula 1’s budget cap will be revealed on Friday. The team have called a news conference at 17:30 BST at the Mexican Grand Prix to discuss their penalty. It is understood that the team have come to an “accepted breach agreement” with F1’s governing body the FIA. “We feel we
2:34 PM ET MIAMI — Bryson DeChambeau told ESPN on Thursday that he remains a plaintiff in LIV Golf’s federal antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour because the PGA Tour won’t pay him a $1.75 million bonus it owes him as part of its Player Impact Program. DeChambeau, speaking to ESPN before playing in the
1:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Brad Marchand will make his season debut when the Boston Bruins host the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. The winger is coming off double hip surgery and is returning approximately one month ahead of schedule. “As soon as it came up that I was going to have the
3:04 PM ET EINDHOVEN — Arsenal‘s bid to top Group A will go to the final match of the pool stages as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to PSV Eindhoven. The Eredivisie side flourished in front of their home support as they took full advantage of a poor Arsenal performance to clinch their spot
1:42 PM ET Associated Press An appeals panel on Thursday denied the attempt by Stewart-Haas Racing to overturn $200,000 in NASCAR fines for manipulation of a playoff race. The behavioral penalty was issued to Cole Custer, crew chief Mike Shiplett and team owner Gene Haas after the Oct. 9 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR